[Current Minerals] [Order Status] [Policies] [e-Bay Items] B & L Minerals, Fine Mineral specimens for sale for collectors of all levels General Kharaelakhite Information(Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Molecular Weight = 880.29 gm |
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Iron 4.76 % Fe |
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Copper 18.05 % Cu |
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Nickel 1.67 % Ni |
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Platinum 11.08 % Pt |
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Lead 35.31 % Pb |
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Sulfur 29.14 % S |
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100.00 % |
Pt0.5Cu2.5Pb1.5Fe2+0.75Ni0.25S8 |
In hydrothermal chalcopyrite ores. |
Approved IMA 1985 |
From the Talnakh deposit, Noril'sk region, western Siberia, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
For the Kharaelakh Plateau, Noril'sk region, USSR. |
Kharaelakhite + Pronunciation |
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Kharaelakhite Crystallographya:b:c =1.1656:1:1.74 |
a = 9.713, b = 8.333, c = 14.5, Z = 6; V = 1,173.61 Den(Calc)= 7.47 |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P mmm |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.03(1), 1.854(0.8), 1.591(0.6), |
| Physical Properties of KharaelakhiteBronze brown. |
7.78 |
Opaque |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of KharaelakhiteNCalc= 1.78 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1042) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 1.81 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1042) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 Distinct, from pink-lilac to bluish. |
Brownish lilac tint. |
| Calculated Properties of KharaelakhiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=6.60 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Kharaelakhite =7.47 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.11 |
Boson Index = 0.89 PEKharaelakhite = 788.27 barns/electron |
U=PEKharaelakhite x rElectron Density=5,204.14 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Kharaelakhite is Not Radioactive | Kharaelakhite Classification02.07.05.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.07)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=9:8 |
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(02.07.05)Dana Group |
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02.BC.70 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BC -With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc. |
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| Other Kharaelakhite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1215,1989) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Kharaelakhite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Kharaelakhite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kharaelakhite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Kharaelakhite Mineral Data : Ask about Kharaelakhite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kharaelakhite Specimen Label here :
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